Liverpool just finished posting a 6-0 on Newcastle at St. James Park. Daniel Sturridge cornered twice. Daniel Agger got a goal. Jordan Henderson bagged a brace and Fabio Borini, after 13 appearances, finally has a Premier League goal. Even without Luis Suárez, thought to be the only real goal scoring threat on this Liverpool team, the Reds pasted the Magpies.

Then again, Suárez is probably the only scoring major threat on this Liverpool side. Let’s not give them all the credit without devoting some attention where it’s deserved: Newcastle and their defense. The backline abandoned Rob Elliott on Agger’s third minute opener, Liverpool quickly tore them open for Henderson in the 17th minute, and after half, the rout was on:

54′ – Hatem Ben Arfa gave the ball away, allowing Philippe Coutinho to set up Sturridge off the ensuing counter;

60′ – Steven Gerrard allows Henderson and (the goal scorer) Sturridge to beat a high line to make it 4-0;

76′ – What looks to be a dead ball cross from Henderson ends up in the back of the goal. How? Newcastle.

This is the type of performance that gets coaches fired, especially when they’re only recently removed from a big derby loss. Now the Magpies have the worst defense in the Premier League (66 goals allowed), are five points off the drop, and have played one more game than both Aston Villa and Wigan. And their goal difference is now -23 – as bad as Wigan’s.

Oh, by the way: This team has mid-table talent. At worst. You could see a team with these players competing at the edge of Europa League. Instead, they’re on the edge of the Championship.

Whether a coach should be fired isn’t for us to say, but the seat under Alan Pardew is going to heat up, and justifiably so. Coaches are routinely fired for less. In their last eight games, Newcastle has one victory, and unable to forge a defense over the season’s first 35 matches, Pardew’s left his team to fight off relegation in their last three.

With the first section labelled “basically, free money” for the picks I think are dead certs. The section labelled “don’t touch this” means if you’re betting I advise you to stay clear, while the “so you’re telling me there’s a chance” section are the longshots. If it is better odds you are after, those are the picks to go for.

Watford host Everton on Saturday (7:30 a.m. ET live NBCSN and online via NBC Sports.com) at Vicarage Road to kick things off with both teams out of form and desperate for a win.

Then Arsenal welcome Stoke City to the Emirates Stadium (10 a.m. ET live NBCSN andonline via NBC Sports.com) as Arsene Wenger‘s side look to stretch their unbeaten run to 14 games in the Premier League against a resurgent Potters outfit.

As the same time struggling Swansea City and Sunderland clash (10 a.m. ET live CNBC and online via NBC Sports.com) in a massive relegation battle at the Liberty Stadium. Can Bob Bradley get a big win?

Rounding things off on Saturday we have a big game for two teams in contrasting situations as Leicester City host Manchester City (12:30 p.m. ET live NBC and online via NBC Sports.com) at the King Power Stadium with Claudio Ranieri‘s side in a relegation battle. As for Pep Guardiola and City, they haven’t had it all their own way recently but are just four points off top spot.

On Sunday league-leader Chelsea host West Brom (7 a.m. ET live NBCSN and online via NBC Sports.com) with Antonio Conte‘s boys aiming to make it eight-straight wins in the Premier League but the in-form Baggies stand in the way. Then Manchester United and Tottenham collide at Old Trafford (9:15 a.m. ET live on NBCSN and online via NBC Sports.com) in one of the games of the weekend as both teams still harbor title aspirations but look more likely to simply challenge for the top four this season.

To round Week 15 off Liverpool welcome struggling West Ham to Anfield (11:30 a.m. ET live NBCSN and online via NBC Sports.com) with Jurgen Klopp‘s men aiming to get over their shocking defeat at Bournemouth, while Slaven Bilic‘s Hammers will take anything they can get from this trip.

If you’re looking for full-event replays of Premier League games, you can find them here. They are available soon after the final whistle, but rights limit us to a certain number each week. Looking for game highlights? Try this. Here’s your full TV schedule for the coming days. Enjoy.